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Intel Core i5-12600K

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12600K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-12600K Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 10 Cores and 16 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12600K also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-12600K

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 10 Cores, 16 Threads

Performance Cores: 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 3.7 GHz Base, 4.9 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.8 GHz Base, 3.6 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 150 W

TDP Down: 125 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 20 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600K, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600K

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2021

CPUmark/$Price: 152.67

Overall Rank:
470th fastest in multithreading out of 5121 CPUs
156th fastest in single threading out of 5121 CPUs
157th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $180.97 USD (2025-05-06)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
27629
Single Thread Rating
3929

Samples: 5134*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12600K

Integer Math87,791 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math67,241 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers91 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting35,689 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption18,498 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression344,243 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,527 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions22,001 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,929 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$180.97 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$180.99 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600K
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2630421 - May 17 2025
27268
BL2630413 - May 17 2025
30118
BL2630350 - May 17 2025
30216
BL2630221 - May 16 2025
29674
BL2630141 - May 16 2025
29032
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600K
As of 17th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600K
27,629
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K
28,430 (+2.9%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12600K
27,843 (+0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600K
26,632 (-3.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12600K
27,054 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF vs Intel Core i5-12600K
34,130 (+23.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K
30,035 (+8.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12600K
24,448 (-11.5%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-12600K
23,661 (-14.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Intel Core i5-12600K
25,357 (-8.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12600K
24,260 (-12.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K
21,863 (-20.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-12600K
21,654 (-21.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600K Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,497
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,325
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,597
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,285
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,812
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,679
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,523
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,489
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,416
Intel Core i5-12600K
4,429